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[samwellparse]

Please read “right on time” by leetlebird where he is indeed a finance bro <3

Kent parson is a finance bro and 100% would have joined a business frat. in this essay i will detail how this is why he and ransom and holster should

[checkpleaselibrary]

home is wherever i’m with you by leetlebird

teen and up audiences

no archive warnings apply

23 425 words

completed

kent parson/jeff troy

Jeff's good at hockey. He's good at hiding his feelings for Parse. Most days, he's pretty good at doing both at the same time.

Then Jack Zimmermann gets traded to the Aces, and it's not like Jeff's jealous of the way Parse gravitates toward Zimmermann like he can't get enough -- really, Jeff's not jealous -- but this is probably a sign that he needs to get a little worse at hiding his feelings and a little better at confessing them.

(Well, you know what they say about old dogs and new tricks.)

[hoediaz]

drop the holsom fic recs rn ‼️

u have no idea the beast you've unleashed limiting these to the 5 i'm most confident in still holding up for the sake of everyone

someone as good for me as you by astrolesbian -- this MIGHT be my fave it makes me CRAAAAZY thinking about All of these fics again for the first time in several moons is making me realize how Buddie Coded holsom really is but this fic maybe most of all... ransom's mom thinking he and holster have been dating for six years. Please. . Please. i'm literally gonna reread this the second i'm done this post

inconceivable by hydrochaeris -- this is a close second and also . buddie. going on a double date where the other parties think it's a double gay double date? i'm gonna start screaming

proper date manners by sunshineinthestorm -- same premise as the last one sorry its a good plot i cant believe buddie doesn't have any fics like this

all summer in a day by Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells -- i have no memory of this but it was in my bookmarks so it must slap but if it doesn't i can be held responsible

wanna be your romeo by leetlebird -- ransom lax bro romeo and juliet holsom au PLUS nurseydex much ado about nothing au just for grace Mwah!a

[musinglymuse]

Bonnie and Clyde. Achilles and Patroclus. Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. Ransom and Holster. Affectionately known as Holsom, this duo are the best bros in Check Please! Whether it’s platonic or romantic, they’re bros for life. What’s more wholesome than that? It’s even implied that they kissed once upon a time... whether this is a sign or not, it’s totally up to you!

I’ve compiled some of what I consider excellent fanfics that feature this couple (romantically!) although it does not contain all of my recommendations. They are in no particular order. I plan on creating more recommendation lists down the line, especially for other pairings in this fandom. You can find other fic recs tagged in my blog.

As a reminder, please make sure to check the tags and any warnings before reading. Take care of yourself!

wanna be your romeo by leetlebird Romeo + Juliet / Much Ado About Nothing AU // R // ~50k

Holster's always said 'fuck the lax bros,' but when he meets Ransom, a new transfer student on the lacrosse team, Holster realizes he wants to be a gentleman and date a lax bro first. (Ransom doesn't think Holster's too bad, either.) As Ransom and Holster navigate their own secret relationship, their teams band together to get Nursey and Dex to stop fighting by any means necessary - even if that means setting them up on a date.

(Romeo and Juliet AU + Much Ado about Nothing AU. Dramatic misunderstandings can only be solved with One Direction, secret make-out sessions, snickerdoodles, Jerry's dates, and - finally - some communication.)

could’ve been us by jennycaakes Post-Canon //  ~5k //  PG-13 

Ollie and Wicks. Jack and Bitty. Nursey and Dex.

Justin and Adam visit Samwell for Bitty's graduation (among other things) and Justin finds himself wondering where he and Adam missed a step.

shake the glitter off your clothes now by YourPalYourBuddy Canon Divergent  // ~5k  // PG-13 It’s an unfamiliar email address. The subject line reads, Congratulations! Your virtual marria…. The app cuts off the full line. Ransom stares at it. Then he taps it open, scanning it frantically. This is — this has to be a joke, there’s no way — Shitty or someone, they must have pranked them, that’s all it is. At the very end of the email it says this: Adam Birkholtz & Justin Oluransi, wedded this day on March 10th, 2015.

Future Perfect by Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells Canon Divergent // ~14k  // R

WANTED: COMMITTED MONOGAMOUS COUPLES Are you and your significant other in a committed, monogamous relationship? Have you been dating for at least six months? Are you living together? If you meet these criteria (and you are at least 18 years old), you may be eligible to participate in a COMPENSATED study (up to $300) on love and decision making. Please call 617-555-7864 or email romance.jenningslab@samwell.edu

The moment he sees the sign, Holster knows he's struck gold. The only problem is, he and Ransom aren't technically dating. But who are romance and technicalities to stand in the way of a business scheme that's bound to go according to plan?

How to be a Wingman by HugeAlienPie Canon Divergent // ~5k  // G

Ransom's had a wild couple weeks. He's:

-realized he's into Holster; -developed a plan for figuring out if Holster's into him; -discovered that Holster's into someone else

Sure, that last one's disappointing, but for Holster's sake, Ransom can set aside his hurt and be the best wingman in Samwell history. The night just... isn't going the way he'd imagined it.

23 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days by pertainstothesea Psychic Ability AU // ~3k // PG-13

Holster can see into the future, but only one corner of Faber, and only 23 years, 4 months, and 3 days away.

Five Things Adam Birkholtz Learns in HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships by EllyAvon Canon Divergent // ~6k // PG-13

HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships is just the night class Holster is taking with Lardo to fulfill one of his core requirements. He doesn't expect it to drastically change his life.

OR: The Weirdest Healthy Relationships PSA Ever.

OR: Wholesome Holsom

couldn’t picture my life without you by jennycaakes Meet After Samwell AU // ~15k // PG-13

Adam adopts a dog to cope with adulthood. The dog adopts Justin because, well, sometimes dogs just know things.

Things Holster Likes by Euphorion Canon Divergent // ~12k // PG-13

The thing about Ransom was, he wasn’t gay for his best friend.

not funny by applecrumbledore Canon Divergent // ~10k // R

This whole thing feels so weird, like they're betraying some clause of the homosocial bro code that says it's only for fun, you can't actually be gay, like they're letting someone down. But on the other hand, being with each other is the most natural thing they've ever done. Like a chemical reaction, or two halves of something whole, or one of those hand puzzles where the two pieces of metal are all twisted around each other, or the logical and satisfying conclusion of a really good book.

Score by emmgrant01 Canon Divergent // ~12k // NC-17

Ransom and Holster like to score goals for each other, and they like to take care of each other. It was probably just a matter of time before those two things became entangled.

i still don’t know how to be yours by jennycaakes Canon Divergent // ~7k // PG-13

When they’d turned casually hooking-up their senior year into a real relationship, Holster kind of thought he was done with dating forever. He thought Ransom was his person. They were best friends. They fit so fucking well together. They literally moved into Haus 2.0 together and worked together. It’d been a non-issue.

But then Ransom wanted to go back to school, which was great! It really was. Holster knew Ransom was gonna be one kickass doctor eventually. And they’d talked about it, and Ransom moved out so he could be closer to school, and then the work piled up, and then there was fighting, and--

It’s been three years.

[multsicorn]

multsicorn’s infinite fic playlist

some friends in a chat were talking about comfort fic!  so I have Made A List.  Ten of my very favorite fics to reread when I need a boost, in ten different fandoms.  In no order.  And with no particular theme, that I can tell.  They’re probably all more-or-less mostly self-contained enough to work even if you don’t know the canon?  Certainly the Hockey RPF fic is (cause I don’t know anything about the canon there!), and who doesn’t know HP, etc....

.... four are about fucked-up families, (cause I find that cathartic, and people dealing with it comforting), two are polyfic, (because more relationships interacting to me means ~more love~), three are really mostly about the ~feel~ of the universe, (the fun mundanity of a not-quite-mundane canon universe! or of a perfectly balanced space au), and then the last one is... about how to know if you’re in love on one side of it, and about how to get over it on the other (because how does one romance).

the ones about fucked-up families:

When The Lights Go Out, Will You Take Me With You? by narceus (Glee, Kurt/Blaine, m, ~11k).  I love the way that it punches out my heart and then puts it back together?  Lmao, that’s very personal.  But I love the way that - what can I say.  This isn’t a fic about romance, it’s a fic about family - well.  How sometimes your family is your boyfriend, and your mutual friends, how sometimes ‘family’ is something you have to leave, and real family is something you build.  ‘This is exactly what it’s like,’ and it’s wish-fulfillment, and, yes, somehow it’s both of those things.

You can run away with me any time you want.

Come Marching Home by ossapher (American Revolution RPF/Hamilton, Hamilton/Laurens, t, ~9k).  Fraught relationships with family members who think they love you but they really really don’t are my jam, and the way that this fic deals with a younger still-dependent sibling who’s caught in the middle between John and his horrible father is especially my jam.  Also, fics that transform a complicated set of characters/relationships/etc. from canon to a completely other setting thoughtfully, which this fic ‘verse has a lot of fun with.

John Laurens attempts to reconcile with his U.S. Senator dad after years of minimal contact. It's family, though, so nothing goes as planned.

Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property by Helenish (Harry Potter, Draco/Neville, e, ~23k).  I love the way that Draco here builds a life up out of nothing.  It’s very cozy from one angle, full of cooking and baking and making a house a home, but it also goes hard on the way that abused children will internalize their situation as the expected baseline of life, which I appreciate very much.

Surely it is a mistake to allow a single youthful indiscretion to cloud an already promising career.

A Month of Sundays by Kelfin (Hockey RPF, Erik Johnson/Gabriel Landeskog, m, ~69k).  I love the push-pull of a relationship that naturally slides very quickly into something very close and intimate, that keeps being pulled back from that by Erik’s internalized homophobia.  I love the way the story negotiates the very real knock-on effects of that on Gabe, his maybe-maybe-not partner, and the way the Erik negotiates ‘I love my family... but they don’t love me.’

Unlike some guys, who freak out when things get even a little bit gay, Erik is fine with this stuff. Erik's not even fazed when Gabe's attempts at flirting with him start to get semi-public, a fact that, by his own judgment, makes him at least five to seven times more tolerant than your average forward-thinking American.

the polyfics:

Everything That You Can Keep by Dira Sudis (dsudis) (Vorkosigan Saga, Aral/Jole, backgroundy Aral/Cordelia, e, ~30k).  I love this story’s negotiation of not just polyamory (and I love negotiation of polyamory stories - how two people in one relationship share feelings about yet another person, and figure things out? yes, please), but specifically of all the added complications that come out in the highly hierarchical, secretive, and loyalty-based Vor society.  When even asking about asking is a matter of trust, requested and given?  That goes straight to my id.

The impossible takes a little more time, a lot of negotiation.

Love: The Package Deal by jjtaylor (Bandom, Frank/Gerard/Lindsey/Jamia, m, ~30k).  I love the way that the different relationships are layered over and relate to each other - that’s one of the big things I like about polyfic - and the way that the amnesia smashes them together by bringing a past relationship to the present, while making the present one abstract and back to square one.  I love how the amnesia in fact smashes together all the highs and lows of eventful years’ worth of Gerard’s life: artistic success, problems with drugs and addiction... they’re all right there waiting for you.

Gerard gets a special kind of amnesia. Frank gets to reexamine his idea of acceptable relationship structures. Lots of people fail to communicate effectively, but they all sure remember how to kiss.

the cozy weirdness of the universe:

it's a new craze by attheborder (Good Omens, Aziraphale/Crowley, t, ~6k).  The development of the relationship strikes a nice balance between angst and sweetness, but what I really come back to this fic for is the fictional advice podcast!  That Aziraphale and Crowley start together, which it’s about, and the way that they sprinkle their up-close experience of history into their discussion on it - and then the way that the fandom latches onto and tries to make sense of that.  It is just, purely, A DELIGHT.

CROWLEY: I try not to make a habit of gratitude, but I must give our appreciation to everyone out there who’s been listening and subscribing to The Ineffable Plan. AZIRAPHALE: Ooh, yes, we’ve become quite popular, haven’t we? CROWLEY: Yeah, just hit number eight on the advice charts … No advertising at all. AZIRAPHALE: Mm. How … miraculous. CROWLEY: … Aziraphale. You did not.

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Crowley and Aziraphale are very possibly the people least qualified, on the entire planet, to start up an advice podcast.

But what else is there to do when the world isn’t ending anytime soon, you’re technically on indefinite sabbatical from your lifelong careers, and you need a plausible excuse to spend more time with your best friend who you’re definitely not, absolutely not, maybe just a little, actually maybe overwhelmingly in love with?

A Resolution of Territory by arboretum (Hikaru no Go, Hikaru/Akira, e, ~10k).  I just love imagining spending my life playing Go, okay!  This fic is wonderfully immersive in a weird-but-good everyday reality, of spending your whole life immersed in a game that just fascinates you, alongside your friends - and your boyfriend, too, which is to say, the one person who shares your fascination in the most direct and deepest and mutually obsessive way.  Eventually he’s your boyfriend, of course.

The point is, life is hectic, but it's good.

The Vastness of Space by shysweetthing (Yuri on Ice, Victor/Yuuri, e, ~17k).  I love the way that the space setting here gives scope for best-friends-and-partners, for cute and amusing low-stakes shenanigans and then cleverly solved higher-stakes adventure.  I love how sweet Victor and Yuuri are in caring for each other in dire circumstances, and why they both see each other as beyond their reach in the context of this imagined world.

As chief communications officer on board the Interstellar Alliance Fleet’s Star Ship Victory, Yuuri doesn’t have to think about who he actually is on his home planet. He just has to listen to his captain, do his job, and…not fall in love with his best friend, the ship’s science officer, Victor Nikiforov.

Well. Two out of three’s not bad.

Then his mother calls with the worst possible news: She, the Empress of New Nihon, has arranged Yuuri’s marriage. There’s only one thing Yuuri can do: Fake a boyfriend, and fake one fast. Who better/worse to play that role than the friend he wishes was more? What can go wrong? It’s not like Yuuri can fall more in love...

the how does romance (with my beloved controversial otp):

if you change your mind by leetlebird (Check, Please!, Jack/Parse, e, ~35k).  I love the way this story shows Jack trying to work out what love means for him, anyway, and Kent learning to deal with and work around feelings that he thinks for most of the story are unrequited.  And the cozy jury-rigged domesticity of especially the final chapters/scenes.

Beneath the table, Jack’s hand squeezes around Kent’s knee. And -- Kent forgets. For just a few seconds, he forgets that they can’t be together, that Jack doesn’t want him in that way, that he’s trying to move on.

“We’re friends, right?” Jack says.

“Yeah, Zimms,” he says. “We’re friends.”

Or: Kent and Jack are friends, then friends-with-benefits, then maybe something more. Kent isn’t sure.

[kentparsonbirthdaybash]

Kent Parson Birthday Bash 2019 Reading Guide to: Pimms

This fic reading guide is for Pimms - the original, the incomparable pairing of Jack & Parse together! All fic is organized by length, and the ratings and descriptions can be found next to and underneath the titles of all fics. Click the title to read!

Sorry For The Mess (Hey, I Don’t Mind) for blue_rocket_frost (Rated T, 1.3k):

Kent has heard that moving when you have a kid is sheer hell, which is probably why he offers to babysit Jack's while Jack is house-hunting.

here’s the pencil, make it work… for blithelybonny (Rated E, 1.7k): 

Jack is radio silent, a rattle of bones and a puddle of heart where a boy used to be, with blue eyes, a bottle of pills, your heart in his teeth. You try to put him back together in a way that makes sense: this is Jack with a hockey stick in his hand, this is Jack with his hand in a fist, this is Jack with his fist on your throat, this is Jack, suffering without even knowing why.

I Must Confess, I Still Believe for mousselinegateau (Unrated, 4k): 

Jack is traded to the Golden Aces. Now, he and Kent must figure out how to coexist on the same team.

Searching for a Real Love for inlovewiththeirlove (fieldofdiabolicalbutlovelykillers) (Rated T, 4.5k):

Kent held onto the grapes with one hand and climbed up the ladder. It was not as easy as he thought it would be. After he ungracefully rolled in, he looked up and saw that he wasn't alone.

He recognized those shoulders anywhere.

Off-Season Snapshots for leetlebird (Rated T, 4.7k): 

Short scenes from the off-seasons of 2024, 2027, 2030, 2033 and 2036

Kent and Jack grow up and love it and also love each other

sweet as can be for IprotectKennyP (dauntperplexity) (Rated E, 5.1k): 

Jack and Kent's first wedding anniversary is right around the corner, and Kent has something on his mind.

the greatest thing that the world has ever seen for ronanlynchisneversleepingagain (Rated T, 7k): 

"You and me."

Two Slow Dancers for paranoid_mandroid (Rated T, 8k): 

February 2009: Jack hits a scoring slump; Kent deals with the fallout.

when it feels right for coyotesuspect (Rated T, 29.4k): 

Alicia tucked her arm over his. “I’m sorry, I’m about four glasses deep now, ignore me. I’m just glad you’ve found your way back together after all this. How long have you been back together again, Kent?”

He would regret this later, but that never stopped him in the moment. Jack pressed his hand up against the small of Kent’s back. Kent inhaled sharply, and Jack felt it again, that no-look one-timer, just the two of them against the world. No guarantee that Kent would be there, would be able to pick up on Jack’s signals without words, but the hope that he would.

“I think it’s been a couple months now,” Kent said, and the pass connected.

[omgficrecsplease]

omgcp fanfic starter pack!

hi y’all! we here at omgficrecsplease have put together a quick, little check please! fanfic starter pack! all fics are sorted by pairings and we hope you enjoy! and be sure to check out all the recs we have posted here! have a wonderful day y’all! :D

Jack/Bitty

A Little Bit Closer by marswithghosts

E | 107,963 | Summary: Eric Bittle's To-Do List:

1.) Frame Masters in Library and Information Science diploma and send to Mama, because she never understood the lack of sleep and abuse of caffeine, but she sent cookbooks and money for good chocolate, bless her. 2.) Throw away every last highlighted article, graded paper, and syllabus, because they are no longer needed, thank the sweet Lord. 3.) Promote the library's new periodic reading series, because it wasn't the capstone project for nothing. 4.) Harass Boston Bruins star Jack Zimmermann into taking a picture for @BPLWestEnd to promote the reading of his new children's book, Jacky's Bad Days. 5.) Do not ogle Boston Bruins star Jack Zimmermann's ass. 6.) Fail step five. Repeatedly.

Ice Crew Please! by rosepetals42  

T | 61,433 | Summary: Jack Zimmermann was drafted first by the Providence Falconers when he was eighteen years old. He is good at hockey. Very good. His team won the Cup his second year and now, in his third year, they are looking good. Jack should be on top of the world. And some days, he manages to convince himself he is.He’s not, of course.

Enter the Ice Crew.

AKA: The Ice Crew AU

maybe i'm waking up by idrilka

M | 157,904 | Summary: It’s almost funny. All he ever wanted was to play hockey, to play in the NHL, to win the Cup. This—Samwell, the team, the Haus—was supposed to be just a detour, but now it feels more like a destination he failed to realize he’s already reached.

(Or: Jack signs with the Falconers, graduates, and leaves. It's the hardest thing he's ever done. What comes after is even harder.)

self reflection by sinspiration

T | 29,218 | Summary: Bitty is in Annie’s, bent over his textbooks and wondering, not for the first time, why he decided to take French as a language (oh yes, it’s because so many old recipes are written in French, he’s going abroad there to study food history, can’t wait for the summer; half of fall and then winter semester until he goes, but that doesn’t help him now does it), when he hears someone clear their throat. “Excuse me, is this seat taken?” Oh boy. Eric doesn’t even bother lifting up his head. “Sorry, not a girl and not interested.”

Something Like This by emmagrant01

E | 285,748 | Summary: Jack thought his first year in the NHL would be 100% about hockey, but the reality is so much more complicated. (AU where the Goodbye for the Summer comics didn’t happen, because I had already written 80K words of this. But just because it’s canon doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy long, angsty, get-together stories, amirite?)

Alternate summary, courtesy of Dracavia: What if Bad Bob didn't say anything at graduation?

Nursey/Dex

a service i can render by miastree

T | 73,484 | Summary: (11:48) Hey Bits are you free on Saturday? I want to go and see a movie or something (12:09) damn right im free (12:09) this is america

Dex wonders if the person that keeps ceaselessly texting him at all hours is at all interested in legitimate conversation or if his life is, genuinely, that boring. He keeps replying anyway, because for some reason, the appeal of a clumsy, nosy, ex-hockey-playing ballet dancer that types in all lower case happens to be greater than he first thought.

Standing right outside my door by eleanor_lavish 

M | 5,594 | Summary: “I’ve been doing holidays alone for years, bro. I mean, I spent more holidays at Andover than in New York.”

Dex’s fingers tighten on the steering wheel. He kind of really hates Nursey’s parents right now, even though he’s never met them. He wants to yell at Nursey about this ridiculous chill he has going on, about how it’s fucked up, ask how he’s not just pissed off all the fucking time, but he looks over and Nursey’s eyes are still closed, and he’s curled in on himself in the seat. “Yeah, well. Not this year,” he says firmly.

I Know I Am, But What Are You? by sysrae

E | 19,322 | Summary:  “I need you,” says Dex, “to be my fake date at my family Christmas. Please.”

“Cool,” says Nursey, mouth operating on Chill Autopilot while his higher brain functions come to a screeching halt. “I can do that.”

Bitty/Jack/Kent

touchy subject by applecrumbledore 

E | 49,578 | Summary: Bitty finds a photo booth strip and almost doesn't recognize Jack because he's not sure he's ever seen him grin off-ice before, and his hair is so long it curls around his ears, and he's so, so young. It takes Bitty a few long seconds to realize the boy he's kissing is Kent Parson, with the same backwards cap and everything.

I Watched It Begin Again by jacksbits (fragilehuge)

E | 19,979 | Summary: Kent hits on a stranger at a party. Except the party is at Jack’s house and the stranger is Bitty. It’s not Kent’s smoothest move.

Infinity, Plus One by SummerFrost

E | 75,577 | Summary:  Eric Bittle hoped to find a lot of things at Samwell University, but being caught in the cross-fire between his surly captain, Jack Zimmermann, and his friendly-but-moody alternate captain, Kent Parson, was certainly not one of them.

Ransom/Holster

Five Things Adam Birkholtz Learns in HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships by EllyAvon

T | 6,079 | Summary: HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships is just the night class Holster is taking with Lardo to fulfill one of his core requirements. He doesn't expect it to drastically change his life.

OR: The Weirdest Healthy Relationships PSA Ever.

OR: Wholesome Holsom

In a Different Frame by sunfair

E | 4,853 | Summary: Holster is determined to become somebody's boyfriend. Too bad he's kind of an idiot. He figures it out, though.

someone as good for me as you by astrolesbian

T | 7,056 | Summary: “So tell me,” Justin’s mother says, all business, “is your boy going to propose?”

“What, Jack?” Justin says, and doesn’t really think much of it, because his mother eats up the details of Jack and Bitty and JackandBitty like Holster eats up rom-coms.

His mother sighs, and he can practically hear her rolling her eyes. “No, baby, I meant Adam.”

Shitty/Lardo

Exeunt, Pursued By Heteronormativity by psocoptera

M | 35,786 | Summary: Shitty Knight takes a post-graduation road trip. Four friends, six thousand miles, two tents, several embarrassing photos, a giant rabbit, three cops, and a bear.

Jack/Kent

It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken by garden of succulents (staranise)

E |  33,373 | Summary: Making it through the draft is just the beginning.

Kent and Jack are on different teams at opposite ends of the continent. They're living up to huge expectations. They're not supposed to show pain. And not everything they do to get by is precisely healthy.

Fortunately, they're not totally alone.

right on time by leetlebird

T | 49,428 | Summary: Eric Bittle doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to dating, but even he’s embarrassed for himself when he starts flirting on Tinder with a guy who has a weird cat obsession, abs so perfect they border on trashy, and DL in his profile.

Eric Bittle also hates the office finance guy, Kent Parson, more than is probably healthy to hate one of your coworkers.

These two things are in no way related.

Or, the You’ve Got Mail AU that had to be written.

didn't ask for you by Mizzy

M | 24,702 | Summary: Kent Parson has well over ninety-nine problems. He has a chronic potty mouth, a sneaking suspicion he may be an actual idiot, a narcissistically-named cat with gas issues, too many sisters... the list goes on.

Kent Parson has more than ninety-nine problems and Jack Zimmermann — freshly, resentfully and recently traded to the Las Vegas Aces — is definitely one of them.

Gen

Chime Hours by MarquisdeHockey (SpacePunkStevie) (note: it’s tagged for ships but it’s firmly gen)

M | 54,811 | Summary: Back in Montreal, not long before the draft, Jack had died. But only for a bit.

The witch he'd met there had very kindly saved his life, so he was inclined to forgive him any small oversight. For instance, the lack of instruction manual or, perhaps, the fact that he'd neglected to mention Jack's new psychic powers.

So he kept his head down. Played hockey. Tried to navigate old friends and new teammates. And, occasionally, he'd have to go and stop a death he'd seen coming like he was some sort of conscientious banshee. What he absolutely didn't want to do was to solve any mysteries or delve any deeper into the whole magic... thing.

Series

Best Laid Plans by Euphorion

E | 18,596 | Summary: "Dude," said Holster, his eyes huge, "that's so sad. We gotta get them together."

"This isn't a romcom, Holtzy," Ransom said, patting his arm. "I'm sure that's not what Shitty had in mind."

"Actually," said Shitty, "that's exactly what I had in mind. And I've got a plan."

[ao3feed-patater]

bet on me

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Rtz4s2

by leetlebird

Kent Parson has starred in enough Hallmark movies to know that love is just a story, and he's fine with that. So when the co-star of his current film bets that he can get Kent to fall in love in just one week, Kent doesn't think twice about taking the offer.

There's no way he can lose, right? He's got this in the bag.

He's probably got this in the bag.

Words: 4496, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: Check Please! (Webcomic)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Kent "Parse" Parson, Alexei "Tater" Mashkov

Relationships: Alexei "Tater" Mashkov/Kent "Parse" Parson

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Actors, Fluff and Light Angst, The Hallmark Channel Made Me Do It

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2Rtz4s2

[samwell-actually]

Holsom Fic-Rec

Although I have my all-time favorite OMGCP fic bookmarked on my Ao3 page, I wanted to compile a master list of all of my favorite OMGCP Ao3 fic to have in one place on my tumblr. And since I’m that neurotic, I thought it might also be nice to break-up each ship as well: 

Two Minutes for Holding | halfabreath One-Shot, 2k Ransom is a team physician and Holster is a referee. They first meet on the ice during a particularly physical Aces v. Falcs game.

not funny | applecrumbledore One-Shot, 9k This whole thing feels so weird, like they're betraying some clause of the homosocial bro code that says it's only for fun, you can't actually be gay, like they're letting someone down. But on the other hand, being with each other is the most natural thing they've ever done. Like a chemical reaction, or two halves of something whole, or one of those hand puzzles where the two pieces of metal are all twisted around each other, or the logical and satisfying conclusion of a really good book.

Score | emmagrant01 One-Shot, 12k Ransom and Holster like to score goals for each other, and they like to take care of each other. It was probably just a matter of time before those two things became entangled.

What I Wanted Was to Fall Asleep | halfabreath One-Shot, 5k The gods are real, which everyone knows, but when they’re not fighting among themselves they’re usually partying and humans have generally learned to accept their meddling without too much complaining. Ransom just never thought he’d actually know someone who’d been god-touched and he never, ever expected that it would be Holster. Alternatively: Holster becomes a tree.

Five Things Adam Birkholtz Learns in HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships | EllyAvon Completed Multi-Chapter, 6k HDFS 332: Healthy Couple Relationships is just the night class Holster is taking with Lardo to fulfill one of his core requirements. He doesn't expect it to drastically change his life. OR: The Weirdest Healthy Relationships PSA Ever. OR: Wholesome Holsom

In a Different Frame | sunfair One-Shot, 4k Holster is determined to become somebody's boyfriend. Too bad he's kind of an idiot. He figures it out, though.

BFFWB | emmagrant01 One-Shot, 7k Ransom's schedule this semester leaves no time for a sex life. Holster has a solution for that. (Set fall 2014)

Seasonal Drinks | rhysiana Completed Multi-Chapter, 1k An AU in which Ransom and Holster never met in college. Thank goodness for the local coffee shop.

someone as good for me as you | astrolesbian One-Shot, 7k “So tell me,” Justin’s mother says, all business, “is your boy going to propose?” “What, Jack?” Justin says, and doesn’t really think much of it, because his mother eats up the details of Jack and Bitty and JackandBitty like Holster eats up rom-coms. His mother sighs, and he can practically hear her rolling her eyes. “No, baby, I meant Adam.”

what is the meaning of this? | kleinergruenerkaktus Multi-Part Series, 13k Ransom has a system, and it was working just fine before Holster came along.

There Were Fireflies | Schuyler One-Shot, 3k Holster has never been weird about shit like this before. They’ve been friends for, what? Almost a decade? And Holster has never said anything bad about guys who date other guys. Hell, they lived in a house with Jack and Bits. But Ransom goes on two dates with a guy and Holster goes ballistic.

blink back to let me know | nighimpossible One-Shot, 4k Justin is a medical student in Boston and Holster is working in New York.Things were a lot easier before they became real people.

Here’s a Man in Evenin’ Clothes | halfabreath One-Shot, 5k Ransom's estimating that they've got another 3.75 hours until the last people trickle out of the Haus. 3.75 hours, 225 minutes.Holster grins, flushed and disheveled and handsome as Justin has ever seen him, and suddenly he knows he's not going to be able to wait another 225 minutes before kissing him. Or: Epikegster toga porn

Keep It | petals42_tumbler (rosepetals42) Completed Multi-Chapter, 18k At the start of their senior year, Ransom is dating March and Holster is okay. Of course he is. Except when he's not.

cabin fever | theghostofjamespotter One-Shot, 5k “Dude. You didn’t score a single goal.” He’s beaming, chin resting on Ransom’s thigh. “And you came in like, under five minutes.” or, the forfeit fifa fic no one has asked for. just bros being bros and somehow accidentally hooking up.

How to Romance a Hockey Player | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells One-Shot, 7k After Holster comes out, Ransom needs a plan. A plan to make his best friend fall in love with him. What could possibly go wrong?

the lucky ones | screamlet Completed Multi-Chapter, 17k They made the decision to drive to Myrtle Beach when Holster found the fucking sweetest cottage near the beach.

guard/hit/hammer | halfabreath One-Shot, 2k Justin Oluransi is a gold medalist, and he has no idea what he's doing. (Ransom and Holster's first kiss happens on a tiny couch on the world's biggest stage.)

first love, late spring | lehtonen One-Shot, 12k “Right.” Ransom still looks serious, but there’s a sinister glint in his eye that Holster gloomily recognises as contemplation. “What’s in it for us?”Holster whips his head round to stare at him so fast his neck twinges in three different places. “Nothing is in it for us,” he hisses sotto voce, “or did you not hear the part where we’d be dating?”

Ransom and Holster’s Guide to Shennanigans | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells One-Shot, 8k Ransom and Holster have been together since June, but they keep it low key. Maybe even a little too low key. Shenanigans ensue because, hey, it's awfully hard for the team to set them up when they've already been dating for months.

Just bros being bros | blue_eyed, growlery One-Shot, 7k Rans and Holster have a busy semester, so they start planning their bro-time. But its not like they're dating, right?

all my time is yours as is mine | halfabreath One-Shot, 1k No one knows how long Holster's been alive. No one knows how much time Ransom has left. Everyone knows about things. Not everyone has one, but everyone that does has a different word for it. Gifts. Abilities. Talents. Purpose. Superpowers. Quirks. Most things are small, but sometimes, in very rare circumstances, they’re all encompassing and terrifying. There’s a reason Ransom and Holster call them curses.

Give a Little Bit (of Your Time to Me) | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells Completed Multi-Chapter, 21k In a world where Adam Birkholtz never went to Samwell, he loses a beer pong bet to Lardo and winds up refereeing a rec hockey game for one freshly broken-hearted Justin Oluransi. For once in his life, Justin is totally out of his league.

Adam Birkholtz's Foolproof Guide to the Perfect Birthday | akadiene One-Shot, 6k On March 28th, 2016, Justin Oluransi, co-captain of the Samwell Men’s Hockey team and love of Holster’s life, is turning 23. It's also the day Holster dies.

Always Halfway to Go | halfabreath Incomplete Multi-Chapter, 33k While at Samwell, Ransom gets a job at the Rec center teaching water aerobics. Generally his class is filled to the brim with old ladies and their husbands, so he’s shocked to arrive at class at the beginning of the semester and find Adam Birkholtz, ex-hockey player, who’s there to supplement his physical therapy with gentle cardio.Things only get more complicated from there.

Detachment Studies | Tiptoe39 Completed Multi-Chapter, 4k A soulmate doesn't always mean a lover. But it does mean an attachment that's hard when it breaks. Luckily, there's the field of detachment studies -- how to mitigate the cognitive damage done when one loses a soulmate. Ransom's going to become a specialist in the field and prove that there's life after detachment. And he's going to practice what he preaches -- by leaving his own soulmate behind.

Salt-Mates | orphan account One-Shot, 4k Losing is dog in the park, Adam Birkholtz is pretty sure he's about to experience his worst day. Until he finds his dog sat quietly with a gorgeous man on a bench, a Harry Potter book in his hand, giving a lecture to the animal about the tragedy that befell Remus Lupin. That's when things get a little bit...strange.

This is Why We’re Medical Proxies | SecretGeniusShittyKnight One-Shot, 4k Holster gets sick. Then he gets a hospital stay. Then he gets high. Then he gets a boyfriend.

pH balance | alcatraz One-Shot, 2k “I can’t believe you have a crush on a white boy who unironically wears cut-off sweatpants,” she says gleefully. “This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.”

Have We Been Boyfriends This Whole Time? | rhysiana One-Shot, 1k Post-college socializing is harder to organize than Ransom expected. Fortunately, his best bro is there for him. In every way.

Future Perfect | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells Completed Multi-Chapter, 14k WANTED: COMMITTED MONOGAMOUS COUPLES Are you and your significant other in a committed, monogamous relationship? Have you been dating for at least six months? Are you living together? If you meet these criteria (and you are at least 18 years old), you may be eligible to participate in a COMPENSATED study (up to $300) on love and decision making. Please call 617-555-7864 or email romance.jenningslab@samwell.edu. The moment he sees the sign, Holster knows he's struck gold. The only problem is, he and Ransom aren't technically dating. But who are romance and technicalities to stand in the way of a business scheme that's bound to go according to plan?

Tailspinners | rhysiana One-Shot, 1k In which Holster runs a literacy non-profit, Ransom is a pediatrician new to town, and Bitty is the Youth Services librarian who brings them together.

don we now our fake romances | DizzyRedhead One-Shot, 4k Justin notices that Holster is looking a little run-down. But there's no problem that their awesome broness can't solve. Right?

wanna be your romeo | leetlebird Completed Multi-Chapter, 50k Holster's always said 'fuck the lax bros,' but when he meets Ransom, a new transfer student on the lacrosse team, Holster realizes he wants to be a gentleman and date a lax bro first. (Ransom doesn't think Holster's too bad, either.) As Ransom and Holster navigate their own secret relationship, their teams band together to get Nursey and Dex to stop fighting by any means necessary - even if that means setting them up on a date. (Romeo and Juliet AU + Much Ado about Nothing AU. Dramatic misunderstandings can only be solved with One Direction, secret make-out sessions, snickerdoodles, Jerry's dates, and - finally - some communication.)

Literary Inspirations | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells Multi-Part Series, 15k The possibilities of life are infinite, but time is not. Certain things, like college years, like hockey careers, like the time for your best friend to fall in love with you, have expiration dates. Justin's just afraid he's missed his chance.

the masculinisation and romanticisation of art criticism through the framework of sports-related injuries (or, gross and beautiful) | heyfightme One-Shot, 2k ransom is a gross pre-med hockey boy. holster indulges him. art is created.

The One with All the Kissing | halfabreath One-Shot, 2k In which Holster messes up, gets way more action than he anticipates, and really is Chandler.

The New Ref | rhysiana One-Shot, 1k Ransom is the on-call emergency dentist at the Falconers' games. Holster is the new ref. Lardo and Shitty are matchmaking busybodies.

The World Still Spins | lecrivaineanonyme One-Shot, 5k Justin had first learned about the theory of paradigm shifts back in junior year during his class on the history and philosophy of science. It was just another definition for one of the short answers in the midterm exam: a fundamental change in the basic concepts of and experimental practices within a given scientific discipline. It was a benign factoid to be stored away, something to be revisited in a later essay: compare and contrast the views of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper on the scientific process. He hadn’t understood just how jarring such a fundamental shift could be until he broke up with Adam. (Happy ending!)

Homecoming | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells One-Shot, 10k Each December, Justin brings Holster home for Christmas. Each time, it means something new.

Division One Defense Duo To Reunite Saturday | the ghostofjamespotter One-Shot, 1k Flyers Defenseman Justin Oluransi will play against Adam Birkholtz of the Pittsburgh Penguins, for the first time since the two were college D-partners.

Bittle Birkholtz Brousins | halfabreath Multi-Part Series, 19k When Eric Bittle is 8 years old his Aunt Judy marries a Northeasterner named Jacob Birkholtz and suddenly he’s not the weirdest cousin anymore, it’s this gangly 12 year old named Adam who Did Not Want to move to Georgia and now they’re stuck in the same town together.

Bull City Blues | rhysiana Incomplete Multi-Chapter, 11k In which Ransom chooses Duke for medical school, the boys move to Durham, and Holster has to figure out what to do with his life.

One Dance | palateens Complete Multi-Chapter, 7k If he remembers any part of them making out and promptly passing out on the couch the next morning, he doesn’t mention it. Justin would rather avoid making things weird with his best friend while he’s still searching for his soulmate. She’s out there somewhere, and she’s everything he’s ever dreamed of.

The Final Rose | Tintinnabulation_of_the_Bells Incomplete Multi-Chapter, 7k Justin Oluransi quits his job and goes on the reality dating TV show The Bachelor looking to find love. It should be simple, but what he finds is nothing he (or Bachelor host Adam Birkholtz) could ever have imagined of in their wildest dreams.

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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Check Please! (Webcomic) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Kent "Parse" Parson Characters: Eric "Bitty" Bittle, Kent "Parse" Parson, Larissa "Lardo" Duan, Adam "Holster" Birkholtz, Justin "Ransom" Oluransi, Derek "Nursey" Nurse, Chris "Chowder" Chow, William "Dex" Poindexter Additional Tags: Enemies to Friends to Lovers, You've Got Mail AU, Slow Burn, Alternate Universe Summary:

Eric Bittle doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to dating, but even he’s embarrassed for himself when he starts flirting on Tinder with a guy who has a weird cat obsession, abs so perfect they border on trashy, and DL in his profile.

Eric Bittle also hates the office finance guy, Kent Parson, more than is probably healthy to hate one of your coworkers.

These two things are in no way related.

 Or, the You’ve Got Mail AU that had to be written.

[rythyme]

fic reader tag meme

i’m trying to write fic but uhhh have this

rules:

copy these rules

answer the questions

tag an amount of other people (or no one, i’m not telling you how to live your life)

questions:

1) How long have you been reading fic? 

Seven years, almost eight

2) What device do you read fic on?

Phone mostly, laptop sometimes!

3) What fandom/s do you read fic for right now?

Mostly BNHA at the moment but i still read some haikyuu fic on occasion

4) What are some of your favorite additional tags?

Bakugou Katsuki Swears A Lot and Mutual Pining

5) How long are the fics you read?

I mostly read one-shots but if i do read longer fic it’s usually still shorter than 30k bc i am weak

6) Do you comment or leave kudos? 

I try to yes! I almost always kudo the fics i enjoy, but if i have the spoons i also try to comment

7) We’ve all got those fics that we reread over and over again. Name 5 of your favorite fics of all time.

Oh shit uhhh let’s see... in no particular order:

The Student Prince by FayJay

The Thirteen Letters by dropdeaddream and WhatAreFears

sign a new agreement with itunes by nuitdenovembre

The Spaces Between Us by stripeypirate

my luck could change by leetlebird

Ok!! Let’s all forget which fandoms my favorite fics come from and instead pay attention to the fact that i am tagging @lacksley and @soveryaverageme in this, because if i had to spend 10 minutes debating about which fics are my favorites, then so do you

[mirkandmidnight]

Fic Writers Week Day 1: Words of Validation

a small selection of comments i’ve received recently that made me smile

Crime Please

holy shit I loved this so much! the balance between Serious Plot Stuff and humor, the kinda..cinematic writing? It 's just super easy to picture this as a movie while reading it, it's like your words form this super clear story board of scenes, it's almost not like reading anymore. -ruby

This is the perfect mix of serious and absolutely hilarious. I have been alternating between 'oh you poor thing' and laughing my ass off the whole time I was reading this. Also, I absolutely love the way you write, well, all of them, but particularly Parse. And Tango. -Laziness

This AU has everything! It’s funny, romantic, action packed, and the characterizations are just lovely. I️ particularly loved Bitty’s colloquialisms and the scene where sparse walks into the Haus and is immediately flipped off! Priceless. And it’s too real when Jack pulls notes out of his pocket to apologize - so typical haha. You are such a talented writer - Thank you for this awesome fic! -GustavMeowler

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Ace Observation

I looooooooooooooooooooooooooove the outsider POV like this! and Tyler, man what a kid. This probs isn't the point of the prompt, but i just wanna know more him--- does he get invited for weekly dinners with Swoops and Kent now? is he the tie breaker in their dumb arguments? does he run interference on Goldie's dumb "set-parser-up" plots better than Kent or Swoops ever did? I just gotta know. Anyways, wonderful, wonderful fic!! Thanks for sharing! :) -jamesiee

This is DELIGHTFUL!! I love outsider POVs of Kent because it gives a chance to see him as this enigmatic, hard-to-crack person who obviously cares a lot about the people around him. And Tyler is such a great OC - I feel sorry for any rookie who has to live in Kent's shadow and also navigate life on an NHL team. I love the hospital scene where Swoops is just so upset about Kent - it's a great character moment and a great interaction with Tyler, as well. This line in particular made me laugh: "He almost fought a nurse," Tyler says. "I don't think it would have gone very well for him." Thank you so much for the care and time you put into this fic - it really shows and it's sooo adorable and sweet. <3 <3 I hope you had a great time writing it as well - even if you were anxious, haha! You did amazing. :))))(Also....Tyler/Tango? Future OTP??? haha!) - @iamneversleepingagain

AHHHH I love Tyler and I love how Kent is like a ghostly specter creature who just APPEARS next to Tyler whenever he looks away...... bless. And Swoops has such a strong presence in this fic, plus the Parswoops relationship is characterized so precisely despite the fact that Tyler is barely aware of it; I feel like I #Get their dynamic and it's so satisfying. Great great work!! -leetlebird

This is so good but the ending is especially good. I'm so caught up in the image of, "Parser smiles, half feral and all wicked. Still looking directly into Tyler's eyes, he tilts his head to one side and raises a finger to his lips." I can actually see it happening. I love the way this unfolded. I think it's easy when you use an outsider POV to go a bit over the top and wink wink nudge nudge to make sure the reader GETS IT but I love that you've kept the story tight and more grounded. It really worked, and your OC is adorable. -blue_rocket_frost

[frxstguardian]

Tagged by @soniatera <3

rules: tag 9 people you want to know better / catch up with and then answer these questions!

last song: “Barricade” by Stars bc i’m ExR trash last movie: Tron (1982) currently reading: “yours for the taking” by leetlebird currently watching: I N F I N I T Y T R A I N currently craving: blackberries... wanna feel like a forest animal

i tag: @animationandshit @a113cowgirl @dangerousducky @jjackfrost @realfrost @kor-ra @jivepeaches (if you want to)

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What’s better than one blond? Two blonds. Face it, this ship is ripe for conflict considering both of them have feelings for Jack and as we all know, conflict brings forth fanfic. How it happens is always different but one way or another, they get together without Jack. (Sometimes Jack just doesn’t exist. Sometimes they both get with Jack, but that’s for another time.)

I’ve compiled some of what I consider excellent fanfics that feature this couple although it does not contain all of my recommendations. They are in no particular order. I plan on creating more recommendation lists down the line, especially for other pairings in this fandom. You can find other fic recs tagged in my blog.

As a reminder, please make sure to check the tags and any warnings before reading. Take care of yourself!

A Dash of Stardust in the Morning by dieofthatroar Magic AU // ~33k // NC-17

“You’re—you’re Eric, right? Eric Bittle?”

“Call me Bitty,” he says. His eyes slip from Kent and trail out behind him into the snow-covered yard.

“Sure. I’m here because—”

“I can see why you’re here,” Bitty says, looking over Kent’s shoulder. Kent turns, knowing what he’ll see, but not believing that Bitty can see it too.

There, two feet from the passenger’s seat of the rental car is the flickering image of a boy. He’s made of silver and shadows, like what’s left after the light passes through a stained-glass window—the color drained out, a dullness in his breast. He’s eighteen and will always be eighteen, just like Kent has seen him every single day since the draft more than six years ago. The ghost of Jack Zimmermann.

Smitten by Pinkerton Cat Sitter AU // ~11k // PG-13

Google searches conducted during Bitty’s first night as Kent Parson's cat sitter:

Cat meowing a lot good or bad Cat stopped meowing good or bad Cats on balcony safe How to get cat off balcony Cat bites dangerous Where the heck do pro athletes hide the neosporin??????????? Moving cat off lap without getting scratched Cute cat videos How to win at cat videos

Perfect Strangers by SummerFrost Canon Divergence // ~13k // NC-17

Bitty never imagined he'd be pouring out secrets to Kent Parson, but here he is: curled up on the couch like it's housing his confessional, caught up in that strange late-night energy that makes honesty feel almost easy.

Team USA by MaraMcGregor Olympian AU // ~6k // NC-17

Eric and Kent met during the Sochi Olympics. Kent had intended to talk Jack into signing with the Aces at Epikegster, but his plans get derailed when he sees Eric at the party.

Essentially a redo of Epikegster if Eric was still a figure skater, knew Kent, and completely changed the outcome of the party.

Call Off the Dawn by SummerFrost After Samwell AU // ~8k // PG-13

"Do you think this is happening because we're really terrible people?" Bitty asks. "Like, fundamentally?" "Speak for yourself," says Kent. "I went to therapy for that shit."

Or: Bitty and Kent accidentally ruin a wedding.

Player 15 by eden22 Bitty Joins NHL AU // ~20k // NC-17

A list of things that Kent Parson definitely isn't: 1. He definitely isn't worried that the Aces just drafted Eric Bittle because he's a younger, faster version of Kent 2. He definitely isn't bitter and jealous that Bittle got Jack and Kent didn't 3. He definitely isn't falling for him 

new mistakes by neversleepingagain Canon Divergence // ~15k // NC-17

When Bitty took a job at a hockey summer camp in Brooklyn after graduating from Samwell, the last thing he expected out of it was being forced to spend so much time with Kent Parson.

Birthday Parfait by rhysiana Bakery AU // ~2k // PG-13

When Kent has to duck into a bakery off a Vegas side street to avoid a photographer, he's feeling pretty pessimistic about how his birthday will turn out this year. Fortunately the baker he meets there seems determined to turn it around.

making it billboard big (and swallow it for me) by katarama AU // ~4k // NC-17

Sometimes Kent wishes Bitty would at least let him pretend that the two of them dating could be real. Sometimes he wishes Bitty didn’t treat it as a foregone conclusion that dating wasn’t something either of them wanted.

right on time by leetlebird You’ve Got Mail AU // ~50k // PG-13

Eric Bittle doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to dating, but even he’s embarrassed for himself when he starts flirting on Tinder with a guy who has a weird cat obsession, abs so perfect they border on trashy, and DL in his profile.

Eric Bittle also hates the office finance guy, Kent Parson, more than is probably healthy to hate one of your coworkers.

These two things are in no way related.

[yoursummerfrost]

cadenzamuse replied to your post “5 Favorite Fics!”

I always want all your recs, if you're up to providing more

Five more fic recs!!

( @omgcplovefest I’m bad at following instructions :P )

1. right on time by leetlebird

An amazingly sweet and wonderful bittyparse You’ve Got Mail au that cleansed my soul, watered my crops, etc etc

2.  those rumours, they have big teeth (hope they bite you) by @daswarschonkaputt

Olympics AU!! Idk why we don’t have 300% more Olympics fic in this fandom tbh but I am very glad this one exists because it’s clever and fun and osaigjoiergujrieg

3. Grand Larsony by @abominableobriens

A fic series that focuses mostly on Ransom/Lardo/Holster but features an extensive polycule. All the relationships are honest and complex, and it’s just so heartachey and tackles the growing pains of changing relationships so, so wonderfully. 

4. i don’t know you (but i want you so bad). by @polyamorousparson

An excellent character study in what it’s like for Bitty to be a still mostly-closeted boy who finally feels wanted by someone--even if it’s not the person he wants it to be. So lovely <3

5. With A Thousand Sweet Kisses by @blithelybonny

The story of Kent and Bitty falling in love, told through a series of kisses. It’s adorable and the connection between Bitty and Kent is so electric and I’m in love with it forever and ever. 

[mmmmbop]

Okay I stayed up Hella Late to finish your holsom shakespeare fic (pls tell me it was yours??) and it was the most gorgeous thing I love shakespeare and holsom and just wow wow wow it was Stellar thank you for gracing my life with that have a wonderful day

ahhh yes it was mine!! thank you so much. have a wonderful day yourself 💖